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= Fundraising Tips =

= Fundraising Tips =

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*Check out [http://www.inmybook.com/ IN MY BOOK ®], a unique combination of greeting card and bookmark in one. For resale by FOL groups, at booksales, at the library shop or at the circulation desk, these bookmark/cards make a great little fundraiser, and offer a bit of a change from all those tee-shirts, mugs and bookbags! Buy wholesale for $2.00 per card, sell them for $3.95, and enjoy the profits. Please visit : [http://www.inmybook.com/libraries.htm the libraries page] and : [http://www.inmybook.com/inmybook.htm our gallery of styles].

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*Check out [http://www.inmybook.com/ IN MY BOOK ®], a unique combination of greeting card and bookmark in one, now in eighteen styles. For resale by FOL groups, at booksales, at the library shop or at the circulation desk, these bookmark/cards make a great fundraiser, and offer a bit of a change from all those tee-shirts, mugs and bookbags! Buy wholesale for $2.50 per card, sell them for $4.95, and enjoy the profits. Minimum wholesale order only 35 cards. Please visit : [http://www.inmybook.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=67&chapter=0&zenid=6236d259b984452bb34e1eac29597a50/our our libraries and FOLs page].

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*Penny Wars [http://www.pennies.org/index.php/how-to-conduct-a-penny-fundraising-drive] was originally used for schools as a fundraiser, but can easily be adapted by libraries for the same purpose. Different branches of a library system, or neighboring systems, could compete against each other not only to raise funds but as a way to promote camaraderie.

*[http://www.folusa.com/ Friends of Libraries USA] IS NOW KNOW AS ALTAFF *[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/altaff/index.cfm / ALTAFF] and includes trustees and foundation members as well as friends of the library.

*Check in daily for the very latest in library news with [http://www.lisnews.com/ LISNews]. Come by, read an article, add your comments, write a blog, or submit an article. LISNews needs YOU!

*Check in daily for the very latest in library news with [http://www.lisnews.com/ LISNews]. Come by, read an article, add your comments, write a blog, or submit an article. LISNews needs YOU!

*[http://www.librarygrants.blogspot.com/ Librant Grants Blog]Visit the library grants blog to find out about all types of grant opportunities available for your library! Maintained by two librarians, Stephanie Gerding and Pam MacKellar.

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/plapublications/publiclibraries/index.cfm <i>Public Libraries</i> monthly column: Bringing in the Money] (ALL ''Public Libraries'' issues from Jan/Feb 2003 through Nov/Dec 2008 reside as freely available full-text PDF files on this page). -- The Bringing in the Money column first appeared in the March/April 2005 issue with a reprint of a 2004 article by John Pepper/Minnesota Library Association. Stephanie Gerding started off the column in the May/June 2005 issue, and her final byline appeared in the March/April 2007 issue. Lee Price took over the column with the May/June 2007 issue.

*Gerding, S. (Feb. 2003). Small Library, Big Fundraising: Community Support Is Way Above Par. <i>Computers in Libraries</i>, 23(2), 14.

[[Category:Selling Your Library]]

[[Category:Selling Your Library]]

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[http://www.librarygrants.blogspot.com/ Librant Grants Blog]Visit the library grants blog to find out about all types of grant opportunities available for your library! Maintained by two librarians, Stephanie Gerding and Pam MacKellar.

Check out IN MY BOOK ®, a unique combination of greeting card and bookmark in one, now in eighteen styles. For resale by FOL groups, at booksales, at the library shop or at the circulation desk, these bookmark/cards make a great fundraiser, and offer a bit of a change from all those tee-shirts, mugs and bookbags! Buy wholesale for $2.50 per card, sell them for $4.95, and enjoy the profits. Minimum wholesale order only 35 cards. Please visit : our libraries and FOLs page.

Penny Wars [1] was originally used for schools as a fundraiser, but can easily be adapted by libraries for the same purpose. Different branches of a library system, or neighboring systems, could compete against each other not only to raise funds but as a way to promote camaraderie.

Public Libraries monthly column: Bringing in the Money (ALL Public Libraries issues from Jan/Feb 2003 through Nov/Dec 2008 reside as freely available full-text PDF files on this page). -- The Bringing in the Money column first appeared in the March/April 2005 issue with a reprint of a 2004 article by John Pepper/Minnesota Library Association. Stephanie Gerding started off the column in the May/June 2005 issue, and her final byline appeared in the March/April 2007 issue. Lee Price took over the column with the May/June 2007 issue.